The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Troy King and the Scandal That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Way Down (Low) in Dixie

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Everybody who follows Alabama politics knows about the gossip and everybody has a sarcastic joke about the state attorney general, so it’s not exactly news, which may partly explain why the state’s establishment media won’t touch it with a 10-foot pole. Do a Google search and it’s hard to miss the online […]

‘In Birmingham, They Love . . .’

. . . the next governor? Just returned from dinner with Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim James. Among the guests joining us at McCormick & Schmick’s was Judy Merritt, president of Jefferson State Community College. Dr. Merritt became Alabama’s first female president of a state college in 1979 when she was appointed by former Gov. Fob James, […]

LIVE from Birmingham, Alabama

Yes, that’s right, folks. Despite the law-enforcement dragnet across Virginia and Tennessee — “Be on the lookout for a black 2004 KIA Optima . . .” — I have arrived at an undisclosed location  in Birmingham. Political intrigue and shenanigans are afoot down here in God’s country, and I’ll be updating regularly. While en route — 785 miles […]

Alabama: ‘Things Going On’

I’m planning to leave late tonight or early Thursday for a shoe-leather reporting trip to Alabama. That rattling sound you hear is either the transmission of the 2004 KIA Optima or me shaking the tip-jar like Carmen Miranda’s maracas in a Cuban samba frenzy. This trip continues the Grassroots-vs.-Establishment theme I’ve been covering for the past few months. There […]

Illinois Update: Brady Leads in GOP Gov. Race; Kirk Wins Senate Primary

LIVE RESULTS Wednesday, Feb. 3, 12:15 a.m. ET: As disappointing as the Illinois GOP gubernatorial primary is for Andrzejewski’s Tea Party supporters, Mark Kirk’s win in the Senate GOP primary is much worse from a conservative perspective. Michelle Malkin notes the “hold-your-nose” factor as reflected in the ultra-low primary turnout. 11:55 p.m. ET: Bill Brady leads […]

‘Down in Alabama, You Can Run,
But You Sure Can’t Hide’

As mentioned yesterday, I’m now soliciting contributions to the Shoe Leather Fund to help fund an expedition to Alabama later this week. Despite promising Mrs. Other McCain I wouldn’t make any more road trips before CPAC, there’s some Tea Party action happening down there in the Republican primaries, and I need to check it out. Early this morning […]

Politico Names an NRCC Dud; UPDATE: Roby Says FEC Numbers Show Otherwise; Time for Some Shoe Leather Reporting?

This one’s going to leave a mark: “Montgomery city councilwoman Martha Roby, the leading Republican to face Rep. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.), only brought in $76,000, and spent more than she raised.” One of the reason’s for Roby’s lackluster performance is the entry of Tea Party-backed Republican candidate Rick Barber into the AL-2 primary, which I mentioned here […]

Lech Walesa Rallies Tea Party Crowd
for Adam Andrzejewski in Chicago

With the Republican primary Tuesday, the final push is on in Illinois: In the final days before the Illinois primary, Former President of Poland Lech Walesa came to Chicago to support Adam Andrzejewski as the GOP candidate for Governor. “As you see I support Adam . . . I am convinced that he is right. […]

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